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Brendan Rodgers calls for calm and insists Leicester are 'in a great position still' in the race for Champions League fight, despite a dismal Newcastle defeat and a daunting Premier League run-in to come

Brendan Rodgers maintains Leicester are still in a good position despite throwing away a great opportunity to solidify their spot on the top-four by losing to Newcastle.

The Foxes went 4-0 down to Steve Bruce's side by 73 minutes before attempting a mini fight-back to lose 4-2 on Friday night. Rodgers' men missed out on the chance to go eight points clear of fifth-placed West Ham with a win and can now slip to fourth on Saturday.

Last season, Leicester won just two out of the final nine league matches of last season to slip from third to fifth and miss out on Champions League football but Rodgers cooled talk about another fall from the top of the table.